Undergraduate School of Business Administration | Business Courses | Mike Curb School of Music Business | Music Business Courses
Mike Curb School
of Music Business
Pamela G. Browne, Associate Dean
Wesley Bulla, Jimmy
Carter*, Don Cusic, James Elliott, Michael Harrington, David Henson, Robin
Mitchell Joyce*, Ken Landers, Steve Moore*, David Moser, Billy Wayne Prince*,
Clyde Rolston, Timmy Tappan, Larry Wacholtz.
*Part-time.
Belmont University offers a music business program that combines experience with real world applications. After careful counsel with members of the Nashville music industry, Belmont pioneered a program in 1972 to prepare men and women for operational, administrative as well as creative and technical positions within the music industry. In November of 1995, the program was named the Mike Curb School of Music Business in honor of Mike Curb, Chairman of Curb Records.
The program consists of three major areas: (1) general education core; (2) a business base, consisting of basic tool and core subjects; and (3) four music business emphasis specialization areas: Product Development, Marketing, Management, and Recording Technology.
The Mike Curb School of Music Business maintains highly credible status by constantly evaluating and implementing curricula that teach cutting-edge management, marketing and technology skills. The full-time faculty and staff of music business professionals are complemented by adjunct professors who work full-time in the music industry. An active Music Business Board of Advisors, consisting of music industry executives, assists in setting the direction of the music business program.
The placement of Belmont students in music business depends almost entirely upon the students' own initiative through interning and finding ways to make a niche for him/herself. Despite the presence of a large number of music industry companies, the music business is a relatively small, fragmented industry with virtually no employee recruitment program. An active internship program provides opportunities for students to work in virtually any music company in Nashville as well as nationally and internationally. Frequently, those internship (MBU 300) experiences lead, directly or indirectly, to full-time employment after graduation. The Mike Curb School of Music Business is not a ³trade school² – it does, however, encourage the process of continuing education years after graduation. The university cannot, and does not, guarantee job placement.
Admission Requirements:
In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to the university, applicants for the Mike Curb School of Music Business:
- Are strongly urged to complete an interview either in person or by phone.
- Must have at least a 2.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale in all high school and/or transfer* university courses and an ACT or SAT score that is approved the the university's Admissions Committee.
- Must submit all application materials required by the Admissions Office of Belmont University by April 15 for fall entrance or by September 15 for spring entrance. Please note that these dates are earlier then those required by the university's Admissions Office.
*A transfer student includes current Belmont University students seeking to change from another major to Music Business.
Progression Requirements
The following requirements apply to the students pursuing the Music Business concentration:
- Music Business majors must earn a grade of ³C² or above in all required Music Business courses.
- Music Business majors must maintain at least a ³C² average in all other courses required within the Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Music Business.
- Successful completion of MBU 400, Music Business Seminar (0 credit), is required of each major each semester that they are enrolled as a full-time student (12 or more semester credit hours). Student having met this requirement for eight (8) semesters are exempt from further required enrollment in MBU 400.
- Music Business majors are required to maintain a minimum Belmont cumulative GPA of 2.8. Those students failing to maintain this requirement will be reviewed by the Music Business Admissions Committee and may be placed on academic probation within The Mike Curb School of Music Business. A student placed on Music Business academic probation will not be allowed to take any Music Business courses.
- If placed on academic probation within The Mike Curb School of Music Business, the student must attain a minimum semester GPA of 2.8 in the following semester to remain in The Mike Curb School of Music Business and to be removed from academic probation. Students who do not meet this requirement will be suspended from The Mike Curb School of Music Business. Any appeal from suspension shall be made to the Music Business Admissions Committee.
- The Music Business Admissions Committee may reinstate students on suspension upon the attainment of a 2.8 Belmont semester GPA.
- All Music Business majors must complete a minimum of 50% of their business coursework at Belmont University.
- Music Business majors must pass a comprehensive ³Exit Examination² with a grade of 70 or higher during the last semester of work prior to graduation. The examination will cover four core areas: general music business knowledge, music publishing, intellectual property law, and recording studio principles. Additional questions in the student's chosen emphasis (Marketing, Management, Product Development and Recording Technology) are included.
- Participation in a senior focus group is required for graduation.
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
| Music Business Concentration | Hours | ||
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| General Education Core Requirements | 53-55 | ||
| Business Courses | 40 | ||
| Tool Courses | 18 | ||
| ISM 133, Fundamentals of Computing | 3 | ||
| ECO 221, Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | ||
| ECO 222, Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | ||
| ACC 241, 242, Accounting Principles | 6 | ||
| MGT 312, Management Communication | 3 | ||
| Core Courses | 22 | ||
| BAD 241, Business Law I | 3 | ||
| BAD 330, International Business | 3 | ||
| FIN 321, Business Finance | 3 | ||
| MKT 321, Principles of Marketing | 3 | ||
| MGT 311, Principles of Management | 3 | ||
| MGT 327, Human Resource Management | 3 | ||
| MGT 400, 401, or 402, Leadership | 1 | ||
| MGT 496, Strategic Management | 3 | ||
| Major Area | 12 | ||
| MBU 111, Survey of Music Business | 3 | ||
| MBU 138, Survey of Recording Technology | 3 | ||
| MBU 245, Music Publishing | 3 | ||
| MBU 252, Intellectual Properties | 3 | ||
| MBU 400, Music Business Seminar 2 | 0 | ||
| MBU 495, Music Business Exit Exam | 0 | ||
| Free Elective (non-business/non-music business elective) | 3 | ||
| EMPHASIS AREA | Hours | ||
| 1) Product Development Emphasis | 24-26 | ||
| A. Music Business Requirement | 9 | ||
| MBU 230, Audio Engineering I | 3 | ||
| Three hours chosen from the following | 3 | ||
| MBU
319, Audio Engineering II MBU 337, Studio Production MBU 340, Pre/Post Production Techniques |
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| Three hours chosen from the following | 3 | ||
| MBU
419, Recording Techniques MBU 438, The Recording Engineer |
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| B. Business/Music Business Elective 3 (200-level or higher 5) | 3 | ||
| C. Upper Level Business Course (300 or higher/non-Music Business) | 3 | ||
| D. Music (6 hours of required courses to be chosen from list provided by advisor) | 6 | ||
| E. Non-business electives (300 level or higher) | 3-5 | ||
| 2) Marketing Emphasis | 24-26 | ||
| A. Music Business Requirement | 9 | ||
| MBU 362, Marketing of Recorded Music | 3 | ||
| MBU 372, Public Relations in the Music Industry | 3 | ||
| MKT 444, Market Research | 3 | ||
| B. Business/Music Business Electives 4 (200-level or higher 5) | 12 | ||
| C. Non-business elective | 3-5 | ||
| 3) Management Emphasis | 24-26 | ||
| A. Music Business Requirement | 9 | ||
| MBU 363, Record Company Operations | 3 | ||
| MBU 463, Legal Issues in the Music Business | 3 | ||
| MBU 482, Artist Management I | 3 | ||
| B. Business/Music Business Electives 4 (200-level or higher 5) | 12 | ||
| C. Non-business elective | 3-5 | ||
| 4) Recording Technology Emphasis | 24-26 | ||
| A. Music Business Requirement | 9 | ||
| MBU 230, Audio Engineering I | 3 | ||
| Three hours chosen from the following | 3 | ||
| MBU
319, Audio Engineering II MBU 337, Studio Production MBU 340, Pre/Post Production Techniques |
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| Three hours chosen from the following | 3 | ||
| MBU
419, Recording Techniques MBU 438, The Recording Engineer |
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| B. Broadcasting and Video Production (9 hours from list below) | 9 | ||
| BCT 146, Intro to Audio and Video Productions | 3 | ||
| BCT 260, Broadcast News | 3 | ||
| BCT 346, Remote Television Production | 3 | ||
| BCT 355, Broadcast Scriptwriting | 3 | ||
| BCT 360, Producing and Directing | 3 | ||
| BCT 446, Advanced Video Production | 3 | ||
| BCT 490, Internship | 3 | ||
| C. Business, Music Business 3, or Broadcasting Electives (300-level or higher) | 6 | ||
| Total Hours | 134-136 | ||
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1 Transfer credit for Religion 111 and 112 will be allowed only for courses in the survey of the Old Testament and New Testament which match course descriptions in the Bulletin. 2 Required each semester of all Music Business majors enrolled for 12 hours or more of academic credit. 3 Up to 3 hours of Music Business Internship (MBU 300) may be used as Music Business elective for the Product Development or Recording Technology Emphasis. 4 Up to 6 hours of Music Business Internship (MBU 300) may be used as Music Business electives and up to 6 hours of Music may be used as Music Business electives for the Marketing or Management Emphasis. 5 Transfer students may only use transfer courses 300-level or higher to satisfy this requirement.
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| Minor in Music Business | Hours | ||
| MBU 111, Survey of Music Business | 3 | ||
| MBU 138, Survey of Recording Technology | 3 | ||
| MBU 252, Intellectual Properties | 3 | ||
| MBU 400, Music Business Seminar (4 semesters required) | 0 | ||
| Music Business Elective (any course numbered 200 or higher- internships may not count) | 3 | ||
| ACC 241, Accounting Principles | 3 | ||
| ECO 221, Macroeconomics | 3 | ||
| MKT 321, Principles of Marketing | 3 | ||
| MGT 311, Principles of Management | 3 | ||
| Total | 24 | ||
| Course descriptions for non-music business courses are listed in the Undergraduate School of Business Administration. | |||
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